If reductions in household energy-usage were to be enforced rather than recommended (as they are currently), the easiest thing to forgo would be the tumble-dryer: 63% of those polled said they could hang their laundry outside instead, the survey foundExternal link. The poll was run last week by the Leewas analysis group and involved some 16,000 participants.
Some 56% also said they would be OK with not heating their homes over 19°C – a measure which has attracted some interest after being included in a (provisional) four-stage government plan to deal with possible energy shortages.
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Fact check: will the Swiss be jailed for heating their homes above 19°C?
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A rumour is circulating abroad that people in Switzerland will be fined – and even jailed – if they set their thermostat above 19°C.
These two measures – temperature restrictions and tumble-drying – were the only two to meet the approval of over half of all respondents. At the other end of the scale, just 6% said they could do without their mobile phone, while only 10% were prepared to take cold showers.
The Tages-Anzeiger, meanwhile, reckons that it’s “striking” that in the case of tumble-drying, women were 11 percentage points more willing to sacrifice than men. At the same time, there is no gap between the sexes when it comes to a willingness to keep the temperature at 19°C – a finding which the paper says contradicts studies showing that female perceptions of a “comfortable temperature” are generally higher than for men.
Macron will attend Swiss summit on Ukraine, says Zelensky
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French President Emmanuel Macron will attend the peace conference on Ukraine at the Swiss Bürgenstock resort next month, according to Volodymyr Zelensky.
Top politician tells ‘corrupt’ Eurovision to stay away from Bern
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A social media post by the president of Bern’s cantonal government critical of the Eurovision Song Contest has created waves and will be discussed in the cantonal parliament.
Swiss centre records over 200 victims of human trafficking
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Last year 317 people took part in a protection programme run by the Specialist Unit for Trafficking in Women and Women’s Migration (FIZ) in German-speaking Switzerland.
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The Geneva-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and partners are opening a field hospital in southern Gaza on Tuesday.
Lack of smartphone sustainability in Switzerland hits environment
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Almost half of all Swiss citizens hang on to their old smartphones, tablets and laptops, according to the Federal Statistical Office.
Police clear out pro-Palestinian students protesting in Geneva
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The police intervened early on Tuesday to dislodge pro-Palestinian students who had been occupying the University of Geneva for almost a week.
New gel developed in Zurich renders alcohol harmless
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A newly developed gel composed of whey proteins breaks down alcohol in the body and could reduce its harmful and intoxicating effects in humans.
Pro-Palestine protests extend to Basel and Fribourg universities
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Demonstrators called for an academic boycott of all Israeli institutions and disassociation with Chaim Weizmann, the first Israeli president.
Swiss population urged to save energy to mitigate winter shortages
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The Swiss government has appealed to the population to save on household energy ahead of anticipated electricity and gas shortages this winter.
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